Symantec NetBackup™ 5230 Appliance
A single-vendor, enterprise backup appliance that is ready to backup in
minutes.
Data Sheet: Data Protection
• Wide Area Net
Network
work ((W
WAN) op
optimization
timization—Up to 10x
faster transfer rate for backups to cloud and replicating
off-site.
• NetBackup Accelerator
Accelerator—Delivers traditional, full backups
at the speed of incremental backups.
• Simple and fas
fastt snap
snapsho
shott replication
replication—Accelerate
snapshot replication management and granular file level
recovery from any replicated snapshot image.
• Operational simplicit
simplicityy—Power up and walk through the
installation wizard to start backing up in minutes.
• Improve resource utilization
utilization—Decrease backup storage
up to 50 times and bandwidth consumption up to 99
NetBackup 5230 Backup Appliance
percent.
• Flexible deduplication op
options
tions—Deduplication at source
Overview
or target; inline or post-process.
Symantec NetBackup™ 5230 Appliance is an enterprise
• Dynamic sstorage
torage—Usable capacity can be any
backup appliance with expandable storage and intelligent
end-to-end deduplication for physical and virtual
combination of up to 144 TB deduplication pool or 148 TB
environments. Only Symantec appliances deduplicate on both
Advanced Disk pool (non-deduplicated storage).
• Storage Area Net
Network
work (SAN) client support
support—High-speed
the client and target side. Equipped with Symantec™ V-Ray
streaming through Fibre Channel to NetBackup 5230.
technology, it provides unique visibility into virtual
• Simple front-end TB licensing
licensing—Pay once for
environments that speeds recovery and reduces storage costs.
Content-aware deduplication reduces the size of backups so
deduplication and replicate securely to any number of
you can store more data cost effectively and replicate faster.
targets.
• Built-in replication
replication—Policy based replication powered by
Product highlights
Symantec™ OpenStorage.
• Suitable ffor
or an
anyy en
environment
vironment—Starting at 4 TB and
• Auto Image Replication (AIR)
(AIR)—Replicate backup images
expandable up to 148 TB usable capacity, NetBackup 5230
to a remote NetBackup domain for electronic vaulting and
is ideal for both remote offices and enterprise data centers.
disaster recovery readiness.
• Multiple functional roles
roles—Deploy as master server, media
• Symantec™ Critical S
Sys
ystem
tem Pro
Protection
tection—Protects against
server, or both for a NetBackup domain.
zero-day attacks and malicious insider threats.
• Fits into exis
existing
ting NetBackup en
environments
vironments—Easily
• Heterogeneous cloud gatewa
gatewayy—Serves as a gateway unit
expand or refresh existing NetBackup environments
for sending backups to supported cloud storage vendors.
without disrupting operations.
• Secures in-flight and at-res
at-restt backup data
data—Encryption
• Ultimate virtual machine pro
protection
tection—Supports VMware®
may be configured for source and target deduplication.
vSphere™ and Microsoft Hyper-V®, no proxy servers
• Tape support
support—Write to tape for long-term data retention.
required.
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Data Sheet: Data Protection
Symantec NetBackup™ 5230 Appliance
Operational simplicity and easy integration
Intelligent deduplication for up to 36x faster backups
NetBackup 5230 comes pre-installed with the latest
Only Symantec provides purpose-built backup appliances with
NetBackup software and can be set up in a matter of minutes
intelligent end-to-end deduplication. NetBackup 5230 has
to create a new NetBackup deployment or integrate
built-in ability to deduplicate data in the backup stream at any
into existing NetBackup deployments. The appliance can be
point from source to target storage. It provides the flexibility
easily managed via an existing instance of the NetBackup
to switch the location of deduplication processing among
OpsCenter management console. Symantec provides end-to-
source client, backup server, and target storage without
end technical support for the appliance, reducing operational
affecting the overall deduplication rate. The result is up to 36x
overhead on IT teams.
faster backups than traditional target deduplication
appliances. The intelligent deduplication engine sees into the
Suitable for both data centers and remote offices
data stream and accurately identifies files and object
NetBackup 5230, a 2U appliance starting with 4 TB usable
boundaries for efficient deduplication delivering up to 50x
capacity for deduplication, is ideal for remote offices. The
storage reduction and up to 99 percent bandwidth reduction
appliance may also be deployed as a media server in large
for backups.
data centers to stream backups to enterprise storage devices
Full backups at the speed and cost of incrementals
supported by NetBackup OpenStorage (OST) Partners.
NetBackup 5230 tackles the challenges of backing up
Protect up to 4,800 virtual machines with one appliance
hundreds of millions of files, or performing thousands of
NetBackup 5230 provides end-to-end protection for
backups simultaneously. With a single click from the
vSphere virtual environments. Unlike other solutions, the
NetBackup management console, NetBackup Accelerator can
NetBackup 5230 Appliance delivers off-host backups with no
perform a full backup at the speed and cost of an incremental
requirement for proxy servers thereby eliminating associated
backup without sacrificing the fast recovery time associated
complexity, cost, and resource overhead. Powered by V-Ray
with full backups. It can help meet ever more demanding
technology, NetBackup 5230 automatically discovers and
backup and recovery SLAs.
protects virtual machines. The unique V-Ray vision delivers
the flexibility to recover entire virtual machines, individual
Built-in WAN optimization for backups and replication
files, full applications, and individual application objects from
Business continuity got easier and more efficient for the
a single-pass backup. The intelligent deduplication engine can
remote office with the NetBackup 5230. WAN optimization is
see into actual objects in the backup stream for superior
built right into the appliance, allowing you to leverage current
deduplication across all virtual and physical machines in your
WAN infrastructure for backups to the cloud and replication to
environment. The award-winning unification allows for more
remote sites by delivering up to 10x faster transfer rate.
standardization and consistent policies, reduced duplication
of effort, eliminates redundant storage pools, and lowers
Critical System Protection to safeguard backups
licensing, training, and operational costs. Protect your virtual
The risk to business critical data is the same whether the
machines through deeper integration with VMware vStorage™
security for corporate information is compromised at the
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for Data Protection
primary or backup storage. That is why NetBackup 5230 is
(VADP), block level incremental backups, and application
equipped with Critical System Protection agent. This
intelligence, all integrated in a turnkey appliance.
unmanaged agent enables Host Intrusion Detection System
for granular level monitoring and auditing. If your
environment is secured by Critical System Protection server,
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Data Sheet: Data Protection
Symantec NetBackup™ 5230 Appliance
you also have the option to manage the embedded agent. This
backups. This method is ideal for clients with large data
brings the capability to enable full Intrusion Prevention
sets that do not want to perform deduplication at the source,
Service to proactively protect the NetBackup 5230 against
or backup environments with established SAN infrastructure
zero-day attacks and malicious insider threats.
for the backup traffic.
Simplify snapshot management and protection
Heterogeneous cloud gateway
NetBackup 5230 integrates with a variety of different disk
Backup to cloud storage providers with NetBackup 5230. It is
array- and software-based snapshot methods, including off-
the industry’s first heterogeneous cloud gateway for backups.
host backup and instant recovery. This simplifies and
Whether it is AT&T™ Synaptic, Amazon® S3, or RackSpace®,
expedites the recovery of individual files and applications
NetBackup 5230 becomes your backup gateway with a few
from a snapshot image without having to mount the entire
mouse clicks.
image. Snapshots and replicas are now managed in the same
NetBackup policy, catalog, and schedule interface as tape or
Tape support
any other type of streaming backup.
NetBackup 5230 provides a tape out option which is ideal for
organizations that wish to use a hybrid approach for data
Built-in replication with optimized duplication
protection consisting of disk, cloud, and tape backups.
The backups in NetBackup 5230 deduplication storage pool
Backups may be directly streamed to tape or staged via
can be replicated to other compatible targets. The target
deduplicate/non-deduplicate disk storage pool.
devices could be in the same NetBackup domain (optimized
duplication) or in a different NetBackup domain (Auto Image
Reliable hardware and storage platform
Replication). In both cases, replication is bandwidth
NetBackup 5230 and optional storage shelves are built
optimized; the source will not send data segments already
on enterprise class hardware, featuring redundant power
present in the target deduplication pool thereby minimizing
supplies, fan modules, and hot pluggable data disks.
the bandwidth usage between sites. In contrast with
Symantec™ AutoSupport
traditional replication solutions, where source and targets are
NetBackup 5230 provides monitoring of key hardware
in sync using remote mirror retention, NetBackup appliances
components and notifies the administrator of faulty events.
use optimized duplication where retention levels can be
The hardware monitoring feature ensures your backup
controlled independently at both source and
environment is working at top efficiency, allowing you to
target. Encryption may also be used for replication at no
anticipate needs before they become issues.
additional cost.
The Call Home feature keeps a watchful eye on a multitude of
AIR automatically manages the replication of a deduplicated
preset conditions and maintains a history of the product's
backup image from one NetBackup master server domain to
health with Symantec AutoSupport which allows Symantec to
another. It enables fast and scalable disaster recovery
offer proactive support at no additional charge. The hardware
because backup images are available for immediate recovery
history is available to the Symantec™ Global Support Center to
from any domain or global location, with minimized storage
use while assisting with any support cases, providing useful
footprint and bandwidth impact.
context to resolve issues in a timely manner.
NetBackup Storage Area Network (SAN) client support
NetBackup 5230 may be configured as a Fibre Transport
Media Server to stream backups through SAN for high-speed
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Data Sheet: Data Protection
Symantec NetBackup™ 5230 Appliance
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Platform and application support
Environmental specifications NetBackup 5230 Storage shelf
All core NetBackup software agents can be utilized with the
Operating temperature (°F)
50 to 95
41 to 95
NetBackup 5230.
Storage temperature (°F)
-40 to 158
-40 to 158
Operating humidity (RH)
10 to 85%
10 to 85%
Technical specifications
NetBackup 5230
Storage shelf
Operating altitude (ft)
100 to 9842
100 to 9842
Usable storage capacity (TB)2
4 or 14
24 or 36
Maximum noise (dBA)
70
70
Storage shelves (max)
4
NA
Typical cooling (BTU/hr)
1,416
924
Maximum usable capacity (TB)3
148 TB
NA
Maximum cooling (BTU/hr)
2,562
1,980
1 Gb Ethernet ports
4
NA
10 Gb Ethernet ports
up to 4
NA
8 Gb Fibre Channel ports
up to 10
NA
More Information
Dimensions H x W x D (inches)
3.5 x 19.2 x 30.1
5.1 x 17.6 x 22.1
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Maximum weight (lb)
52.0
71.7
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Typical power consumption (watts)
< 415
<271
Maximum power consumption (watts) 750
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580
AC voltage range (Volts)
100 to 127,
200 to 240
100 to 127,
200 to 240
AC frequency range (Hz)
47 to 63
47 to 63
Ampere ratings (A)
7 (100V to 127V),
7 (100V to 127V),
3.5 (200V to 240V) 3.5 (200V to 240V)
Mean time to repair (hours)
<1
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For specific country offices, please visit our website.
About Symantec
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Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) is an information
protection expert that helps people, businesses and
governments seeking the freedom to unlock the opportunities
Performance
technology brings – anytime, anywhere. Founded in April
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NetBackup 5230 delivers 39.9 TB/hour throughput.
1982, Symantec, a Fortune 500 company, operating one of
Warranty coverage
the largest global data-intelligence networks, has provided
Three (3) years parts replacement and 90 days software.
leading security, backup and availability solutions for where
Management
vital information is stored, accessed and shared. The
Through existing NetBackup Graphical User Interface.
company’s more than 21,500 employees reside in more than
Protocol standards followed
50 countries. Ninety-nine percent of Fortune 500 companies
IPMI 2.0, SMBIOS 2.5, SAS 2.0a, ACPI rev 3, IP RFC0791
are Symantec customers. In fiscal 2013, it recorded revenues
of $6.9 billion. Symantec World Headquarters
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For more information, please refer to the NetBackup Clients and Agents data sheet and NetBackup Options data sheet.
Capacity values are calculated using Base2 (i.e. 1 TB = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes). Storage shelves are 23.65 TB and 35.50 TB, and are rounded up.
3. Maximum capacity is based on NetBackup 5230–4 TB system with four (4)–36 TB storage shelves.
4. Observed performance is based on 72 clients, 2 streams per client, 98 percent deduplication.
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